Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 286 | 345 | 494 | 599 | 515 | 424 | 329 | 313 | 118 | 138 | 129 | 101 | 87 | 57 | 78 | 87 | 71 | 82 | 155 | 243 | 521 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:00PM1.66m | 1:21AM1.58m | 1:42PM1.70m | 2:02AM1.65m | 2:23PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM0.41m | 7:20AM0.38m | 7:48PM0.36m | 8:04AM0.32m | 8:30PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 286 | 345 | 494 | 599 | 515 | 424 | 329 | 313 | 118 | 138 | 129 | 101 | 87 | 51 | 78 | 87 | 71 | 63 | 48 | 243 | 521 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NNE 4 | SSW 12 | NE 4 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 8 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 85 | 4 | 39 | 49 | 39 | 57 | 29 | 15 | 19 | 82 | 155 | 64 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | NE 10 | NNE 4 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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